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Category: Health
Health reporting for Black readers — maternal mortality, mental health, food safety and recalls, and the research and federal data behind the disparities, with the primary studies cited.
Global Outbreak Tracker Oct 10, 2026Kenyan govt suspends hotel meetings for public health personnel following Ebola confirmation
Kenya’s State Department for Public Health has suspended all hotel-based seminars, workshops, and conferences for its personnel to channel full operational focus toward contact tracing and emergency readiness.
Global Outbreak Tracker Oct 9, 2026Florida Dengue Cases Near 300 as Tampa Bay Outbreak Grows
Tampa, FL – Florida health officials are reporting an increase in locally acquired dengue fever infections, with Hillsborough and Pinellas counties accounting for most of the state’s cases.
Global Outbreak Tracker Oct 9, 2026Health officials report 74 new measles cases in Pennsylvania – ABC News
Five people have died in the state so far this year.
Health Oct 6, 2026U.S. Monitors Suspected Plague Report in Russia; Diagnosis Not Confirmed
U.S. officials are monitoring reports of a suspected plague case at a Russian anti-plague institute. Russia says the worker had pneumonia of unknown cause; no plague diagnosis has been confirmed.
Health Oct 5, 2026The Aftermath of the Big Beautiful Bill, Part 3 of 5: Marketplace, Medicare and Rural Health
Part 3 of 5: five new limits on marketplace tax credits, Medicare changes and a $50 billion rural health fund that offsets about 37% of the rural Medicaid cut. Research, both sides and what to do.
Health Oct 3, 2026The Aftermath of the Big Beautiful Bill, Part 1 of 5: The Law and Medicaid
Part 1 of 5: the first Medicaid changes in the Big Beautiful Bill took effect October 1, with work requirements due by December 31. What the law does, what peer-reviewed research says, and what you can do.
Health Oct 3, 2026The Aftermath of the Affordable Care Act
After the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits expired at the end of 2025, paid marketplace enrollment fell 12% to 19.2 million, premiums and deductibles rose, and HHS and KFF read the drop differently.